Argentina visits Venezuela looking to maintain the top spot in the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Manager Lionel Scaloni announced his 27 man squad for the upcoming games, unfortunately for him a number of players were ruled out with injuries. Alejandro Garnacho, Paulo Dybala and Nicolás González are three attacking players that won't feature for Argentina in this international break due to injuries. Scaloni was able to reinforce his squad with the late call ups of Leicester City attacking midfielder Facundo Buonanotte and 19-year-old Julio Soler.
Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister won't feature in Thursday's game against Venezuela but could be available for Sunday's game vs. Bolivia. Tottenham's Cristian Romero also won't be available vs. Venezuela as he will serve his suspension after picking up a second yellow card in Argentina's last qualifier game against Colombia.
Scaloni has a thin squad for the first of the two-game October international break. However, the return of legendary captain Lionel Messi should give La Albiceleste a morale boost and Scaloni still has a very solid base of players that make Argentina still a formidable side.
Here's what Argentina's XI could look like against Venezuela on Oct. 10.
